Legally, compared with the tyrant Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is the all-time titan of statutory tyranny. Flashback Christmas Day, 2014: The prime minister announced the official promulgation of the "interim" constitution including the powerful Section 44. (Screen grab via Thai PBS)Gen Prayut's Section 44 powers have no limit, literally. If Gen Prayut has not used Section 44 murderously, he certainly has used it bizarrely. Of course Gen Prayut had to pause for a moment so that he didn't simply burst out laughing at such people.

Source: Bangkok Post April 15, 2017 21:22 UTC